Current vacancy rates in Winnipeg are consistently among the lowest in the country. In fact, in Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s 2010 Fall Market Rental Survey, Winnipeg’s vacancy rate dropped from one per cent &nbs...
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by Bruce Cherney
Newspapers across North America that received their Christmas gift from Winnipeg in 1902 referred to it as “unique,” “odd,” “original,” “most interesting,” and “...
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As a child, I wholeheartedly accepted that Santa Claus was a real person and that he made his home at the North Pole. The fact of his existence was confirmed with a visit to the downtown Eaton’s Store (now the MTS Centre) du...
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It’s “almost” a guarantee that Manitobans will be having a white Christmas. But it’s also wise to use caution when predicting the weather as one never knows what’s coming around the corner. After all, Environment...
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Most of the local media coverage of the Canadian Real Estate Association/Competition Bureau consent agreement, ratified on October 24, has been fair and responsible. One exception is a local community newspaper article written without contact...
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by Bruce Cherney
One of the strangest incidents arising from the flogging of John Cormack involved a case of mistaken identity and an actor with a touring theatrical company. While in Winnipeg, the company was slated to stage its f...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 3 of 3)
With his political career imperiled by the massive public backlash for his ordering that the petty thief John Cormack be flogged for an attempted jail escape, Manitoba Attorney General James Miller st...
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With a month to go in the year, WinnipegREALTORS® has already established a new record for dollar volume sales. MLS® sales totalled $2.58 billion as of the end of November, surpassing the previous record of $2.47 billion set in 2009...
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There’s a sadness to the story of Hecla Island as it has unfolded in recent decades. Dreams were hatched to great expectations, but fate seemed to always have a tendency to intervene, resulting in the best laid plans going ingloriously ...
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Organizations and individuals appreciate some level of acknowledgement for achieving a laudable goal.
The WinnipegREALTORS® Citizens Hall of Fame is an example of such recognition. Successful nominees not only receive a unique...
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